Month: June 2015

Today’s definition of ‘wealth’ seems to have changed from what it used to be a couple of years ago, at least by the standards of wealth managers.

In recent studies conducted by the Financial Times, they found that the clients who were looking to seek the advice of a wealth manager on how to best spend their capital, needed to invest on average around £806,000 – a figure which is up a staggering 48% compared to last year. Continue reading “Today’s definition of ‘wealth’.”

“One look at your email can rob you of 15 minutes of focus” – a rather accurate quote from Jacqueline Leo, Editor in Chief of the Fiscal Times.

It is becoming more and more apparent that the use of email is slowly being fizzled out of peoples lives, both in a professional and personal capacity. Having the luxury of state of the art technology, where we are able to transfer money with the tap of a button or have our weekly shop delivered to us with a few quick clicks, there is no wonder modern man is seeing email and its lack of efficiency as more of a burden than a benefit. Continue reading ““One look at your email can rob you of 15 minutes of focus””

As proud members of Innovate Finance, we are incredibly thrilled to congratulate them on their return for a second year.

Kicking off Technology Week in London, novastone directors, Douglas Orr and Andrew Hodson, attended ‘Catching the Big Phish’, a talk which highlighted the importance of cybersecurity for corporations across the UK, with emphasis on the financial sector. Continue reading “Innovate finance week returns.”

Cyber Crime is something we all have heard of or even worse, something we have been unfortunate enough to fall victim to ourselves.

We are currently in the midst of major technological developments. Everyday life has become so much simpler thanks to the likes of smart phones and tablets, which provide us with instant information at the click of a button. Not only has technology brought efficiency to our daily lives, it has also been a key contributor to major advances in sectors such as health, business, intelligence and finance. Continue reading “Cyber Crime Strikes Again!”